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1953 Confirmation Class

Description: Copy negative of the 1953 Confirmation class at Danevang Lutheran Church, which is located in Wharton County. In the picture, four young boys and two young girls are standing outside the church. They are wearing suits and dresses. From left to right, the members pictured are Alfred Gann, unknown boy, Jeanne Swendsen, Anna Marie Smith, Howard Ledwig and Allen Lauritsen.
Date: 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Angleton Church]

Description: Photograph of a church in Angleton, Texas. The church is a white wooden building with lots of windows. There are other buildings in the background, and there is a playground to the left.
Date: 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Description: Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas. The church is a large wooden building with a tower in front, and there is a fence around it. The building is identified on the back of the photograph and the date is 1953.
Date: 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Description: Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas. The church is a white wooden building with a fence around it. The entrance in front is built to look like a tower. A building behind the church was the Pastors' manse. According to the information on the back, this photograph was taken in 1953.
Date: 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Beeville Mexican Presbyterian Church]

Description: Photograph of the Mexican Presbyterian Church in Beeville, Texas. The church is a white wooden building with a fence around it. The entrance at the front is built to look like a tower. There is a shed at the back of the building to the left and another building behind it. According to the information on the back, this photograph was taken in 1953.
Date: 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Combing Rice

Description: Copy negative of Otto Bram combing and harvesting rice on his farm in Wharton County, Texas. Otto is sitting in a large tractor in the middle of his rice field.
Date: 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Hispanic Presbyterian Congregation Outside of a Church]

Description: Photograph of a large Hispanic Presbyterian congregation standing in a group in front of the entrance of a light-colored, wood-slatted church. The large group, which spans the length of the entire image, consists of men in suits, women in skirts and blouses, and children. Most of the people are looking toward the camera, however there are many people in the background walking around and looking elsewhere. There is a young boy in the foreground standing away from the group and posing with his ey… more
Date: 1953~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Hispanic Presbyterian Women's Choir]

Description: Photograph of a group of Hispanic choir women. The women are all wearing shiny choir robes and holding books, and the group spans the entire length of the image. There are four men wearing suits scattered in the background behind the women. The wall of a light-colored, wood-slatted building with a row of windows makes up the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio, Central Presby. Choir - on day of 50 Anniv. 1-4-53".
Date: 1953~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

[Letter from Gilbert Gomez, Jr., to LULAC Councils - 1953]

Description: Letter from Gilbert Gomez, Jr., LULAC National Treasurer, to all LULAC Councils, 1953. The letter serves as a notice to LULAC Councils that are delinquent in their dues that they will be ineligible to send delegates to the upcoming regional and national conventions.
Date: 1953
Creator: Gomez, Gilbert, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[Letter from Joe Ortiz to John J. Herrera - 1953]

Description: Letter from Joe Ortiz of Fort Worth, Texas, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Past National President, dated 1953. This letter discusses the Fort Worth LULAC Council and events and originally had a clipping enclosed about the G. I. Forum.
Date: 1953
Creator: Ortiz, Joe
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[List of Blacklisted Texas Counties - 1953]

Description: List on letterhead of Mexican Consulate General's office of Texas counties which are ineligible to contract Mexican Agricultural Workers, also called blacklisted counties.
Date: 1953
Creator: Mexico. Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Servicio Consular, Consulado General
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

Loading Rice onto Truck

Description: Copy negative of Otto Bram loading harvested rice onto a truck on his farm in Wharton County, Texas. Otto is sitting on a tractor to the left of the truck. There is a car parked in the field on the left side of the image.
Date: 1953
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

My Sister and Brother LULACs

Description: Speech given by John J. Herrera at the 1953 LULAC National Convention titled, "My Sister and Brother LULACs." As the National LULAC President, John J. Herrera is giving his yearly report to the delegates at the National LULAC Convention. Herrera mentions that his greatest disappointment was the stoppage of the LULAC News newsletter due to lack of funds.
Date: 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[People Mingling in Front of a Church]

Description: Photograph of several Hispanic church-goers mingling in front of the entrance of a church. There are several small groups of men, women, and children visiting and talking to each other. The men are all wearing suits and the women are wearing blouses and skirts. There is a covered porch with a door that leads to the inside of the church in the background. There is a handwritten note on the back of the photograph that reads, "San Antonio 1st 50th Anniversay 1-4-53".
Date: 1953~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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